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    1993 LE Miata on BAT Auctions .....

    Sold today!! only 34K miles!

    SOLD ON 4/16/18 FOR $11,750

    34K-Mile 1993 Mazda Miata Limited Edition


    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2018-04-16



    This 1993 Mazda Miata Limited Edition has just 34k miles and was sold new in Ohio were it remained until the seller’s acquisition from a May 2017 BaT auction. The car is one of 1500 produced that year and power comes from 1.6L DOHC inline-four paired to a 5-speed manual gearbox sending power to a limited slip differential. All LE’s were finished in Brilliant Black over a red leather interior and modifications to this example include a set of OEM mudflaps, a Racing Beat intake and Jackson Racing header, a Brospeed muffler, and more as detailed below. Work conducted under previous ownership in 2017 included changing the timing belt, assorted fluids, and installing a new radiator. This Miata is now being offered with some spare parts, records back to 2012, and a clean North Carolina title in the seller’s name.



    Limited Edition Miata’s were fitted with a front air dam, a rear lower skirt, a decklid spoiler, and 14″ BBS wheels. VIN stickers are shown in gallery photos, and exterior modifications include a NACA-style driver-side headlight door, OEM mudflaps front and rear, and a Mazda Eunos rear badge



    The original black soft top is reportedly in good shape and the plastic rear window shows some waving according to the seller. A red boot and tonneau cover are pictured in the gallery and will be included in the sale.



    Inside, the LE-specific red leather interior features aluminum trim on the speaker kick-panels, tweeters, and door sills. OEM red floor mats with Miata scripts are included, along with the Coco Mats pictured above. Interior modifications include a red leather e-brake boot, red leather seat belt covers, a lighted rearview mirror with map lights, a center console armrest pad, and a trunk protector. The odometer shows 34k miles, approximately 1500 of which have been added by the seller in the past year.



    The speaker kick panels were designed with a retro-look and house speakers for the Sensory Sound System that was standard on the LE. Radio features included a Pioneer cassette/CD combination, sound equalization, and seatback-mounted bass transducers.



    The 1.6L DOHC inline-four is paired to a 5-speed manual transmission and is modified with a Racing Beat intake, K&N filter, Jackson Racing header, Brospeed exhaust, and a DDM Works cruise control relocation bracket. A service conducted in April 2017 under previous ownership included replacing the timing belt, water pump, drive belts, spark plugs, coolant hoses, radiator, crankshaft seal, camshaft seals, and CAS seal. The clutch and brake fluids were reportedly flushed during the same service.



    All Miata LEs came fitted with Bilstein shocks, slightly stiffer springs, a limited-slip differential, power steering, and ABS. A few photos of the underbody are viewable in the gallery.






    source: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2018-04-16

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! MiataQuest's Avatar
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    Don't be thinking of selling yours to get a Corvette.

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    Mine will likely not be for sale for another 20+ years

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! geffrocks86's Avatar
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    Sold for the same exact price today as it did when it was on BAT last year.

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift oldgrayleather's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by geffrocks86 View Post
    Sold for the same exact price today as it did when it was on BAT last year.
    Interesting. I was also watching this and thought anecdotally that Miata prices *felt* as if they had been increasing somewhat for low mileage examples. I expected a desirable/ limited edition model would have cost more than it did a year ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldgrayleather View Post
    Interesting. I was also watching this and thought anecdotally that Miata prices *felt* as if they had been increasing somewhat for low mileage examples. I expected a desirable/ limited edition model would have cost more than it did a year ago.
    This is going to sound a bit strange, but the 93le doesn't seem to be viewed as an overly desirable version of the Miata by the non-Miata enthusiast crowd. I have encountered many many instances where people tell me that BRG is their favorite color Miata, or favorite special edition. Among the Miata crowd the 93le seems to be one of, if not the most desirable NA Miata variant, but the 91BRG seems to take the cake when it comes to the general car enthusiast.

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    Meh. Overpriced.

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    someone please swap out the ugly MiniVan steering wheel and install a period correct Nardi Steering Wheel like the S-Limited Roadster had.

    Anything really other than that dumb looking stock bag wheel

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